For the first time, researchers have identified a protein that represses the activity of energy-burning brown fat. The ...

Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body.

Recruitment of brown adipose tissue (BAT) has emerged as a potential tool to combat obesity and associated metabolic complications. Short-term cold acclimation has been shown not only to enhance ...

Of two types of fat in the body, white adipose tissue (WAT) mostly stores energy, while brown adipose tissue—its cells have more mitochondria which gives them a brown hue—is responsible for ...